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Boulder weather: Very windy conditions with a chance of rain and snow today

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Posted:
03/31/2014 06:14:50 AM MDT

Updated:
03/31/2014 07:52:35 AM MDT

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Boulder is expected to be pummeled by high winds along with a chance of rain and snow today, according to the National Weather Service.

Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high of 50 and winds 31 to 41 mph with gusts as high as 65 mph. There is a 10 percent chance of rain before 1 p.m. The overnight low is expected to be near 30 with a 50 percent chance of snow after 1 a.m.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research already recorded an 80 mph gusts at 3:20 a.m. today at its Mesa lab.

As of 8 a.m. there were no major power outages in the city due to the high winds, according to Xcel Energy's website.

Tuesday's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 54 and winds 6 to 14 mph with gusts as high as 21 mph. There is a 50 percent chance of snow before 1 p.m. followed by rain before 7 p.m.. The overnight low is expected to be near 30, with winds 7 to 13 mph and gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday's forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high of 45 and a 20 percent chance of rain after 1 p.m. The overnight low is expected to be near 29, with a 40 percent chance of rain and snow after that.

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